Massachusetts
Former Mass. day care teacher arraigned on abuse charge
A former day care instructor confronted a choose Monday, arraigned on a cost that she assaulted a 3-year-old boy who was in her classroom.Sophie Varatharasa was working on the Neighborhood Montessori College in Natick when she allegedly abused the boy.A not responsible plea was entered on her behalf in Natick District Court docket. She was ordered to keep away from the alleged sufferer and his household, and never interact in any baby care duties.She didn’t reply to questions outdoors of courtroom.The boy’s mother and father informed 5 Investigates earlier this 12 months that they noticed his ears had been severely bruised.”He mentioned to me that she touched his ears and he cried. And I used to be so shocked and appalled once I heard that,” the boy’s mom mentioned in an interview that aired in March.Investigators with the state discovered that two different kids reported Varatharasa had pulled or pinched their ears, although she has not been criminally charged with that.In courtroom, Sophie Varatharasa was accompanied by her sister Lucie Varatharasa, the director of the Neighborhood Montessori College. Lucie had informed regulators that the accidents weren’t attributable to abuse. She additionally declined to reply questions from 5 Investigates outdoors of courtroom.Final 12 months, she was licensed to open one other daycare in Natick, now known as Little Tots Academy.The boy’s mother and father had informed 5 Investigates that they thought the state company that regulates preschools and daycares, the state Division of Early Schooling and Care, didn’t take their complaints severely sufficient.Via their lawyer, the household issued an announcement after Varatharasa’s arraignment: “The household stays disenchanted that after greater than a 12 months the Neighborhood Montessori College has not been held accountable for the abuse and neglect that EEC and DCF reported because of their investigations. Nonetheless, they consider that as we speak’s costs are an necessary step in bringing the perpetrator of that abuse to justice and sending the message to different potential abusers that their actions won’t be with out consequence. They want to remind mother and father that the outcomes of EEC’s inspections and investigations of daycare suppliers can be found on-line and that oldsters ought to assessment these experiences earlier than entrusting their kids to any supplier.”A spokesperson for EEC famous that Sophie Varatharasa was terminated from the preschool and must undergo one other background verify to be employed at any early schooling program sooner or later. EEC additionally elevated monitoring of this system and applied a corrective motion plan on the day care.
A former day care instructor confronted a choose Monday, arraigned on a cost that she assaulted a 3-year-old boy who was in her classroom.
Sophie Varatharasa was working on the Neighborhood Montessori College in Natick when she allegedly abused the boy.
A not responsible plea was entered on her behalf in Natick District Court docket. She was ordered to keep away from the alleged sufferer and his household, and never interact in any baby care duties.
She didn’t reply to questions outdoors of courtroom.
The boy’s mother and father informed 5 Investigates earlier this 12 months that they noticed his ears had been severely bruised.
“He mentioned to me that she touched his ears and he cried. And I used to be so shocked and appalled once I heard that,” the boy’s mom mentioned in an interview that aired in March.
Investigators with the state discovered that two different kids reported Varatharasa had pulled or pinched their ears, although she has not been criminally charged with that.
In courtroom, Sophie Varatharasa was accompanied by her sister Lucie Varatharasa, the director of the Neighborhood Montessori College. Lucie had informed regulators that the accidents weren’t attributable to abuse. She additionally declined to reply questions from 5 Investigates outdoors of courtroom.
Final 12 months, she was licensed to open one other daycare in Natick, now known as Little Tots Academy.
The boy’s mother and father had informed 5 Investigates that they thought the state company that regulates preschools and daycares, the state Division of Early Schooling and Care, didn’t take their complaints severely sufficient.
Via their lawyer, the household issued an announcement after Varatharasa’s arraignment: “The household stays disenchanted that after greater than a 12 months the Neighborhood Montessori College has not been held accountable for the abuse and neglect that EEC and DCF reported because of their investigations. Nonetheless, they consider that as we speak’s costs are an necessary step in bringing the perpetrator of that abuse to justice and sending the message to different potential abusers that their actions won’t be with out consequence. They want to remind mother and father that the outcomes of EEC’s inspections and investigations of daycare suppliers can be found on-line and that oldsters ought to assessment these experiences earlier than entrusting their kids to any supplier.”
A spokesperson for EEC famous that Sophie Varatharasa was terminated from the preschool and must undergo one other background verify to be employed at any early schooling program sooner or later. EEC additionally elevated monitoring of this system and applied a corrective motion plan on the day care.
The CEO of a Massachusetts-based company has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the federal government, the U.S. Attorney said Monday.
Dr. Kingsley R. Chin, founder, president and CEO of SpineFrontier Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Malden, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of false statements to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Open Payments Program, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for Aug. 6.
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act requires device manufacturers like SpineFrontier to report any payments or transfers of value to physicians, including spine surgeons, Foley said.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services maintains a database, via the Open Payments website, which makes all such payments or transfers of value publicly accessible.
According to the charging documents, SpineFrontier offered surgeons the opportunity to engage in purported consulting on product development.
Specifically, Chin directed his employees to report the payment of fees paid to a surgeon as consulting fees that were not compensation for actual consulting work.
Chin caused his employees to report a payment of $4,750 on Jan. 19, 2016, to the surgeon as a “consulting” payment, even though Chin knew that the surgeon had not performed actual consulting work for the payment, prosecutors said.
Chin “also knew that he and SpineFrontier were required to accurately report any payments or transfers of value to the surgeon,” prosecutors said.
Chin faces a sentence of up to five years, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
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A person was flown to the hospital after being seriously injured in an incident on Route 6 in Harwich, Massachusetts, Sunday night.
According to the Harwich Fire Department, Massachusetts State Police notified the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center around 8:15 p.m. about a report of a person who fell out of a vehicle near mile marker 82.
First responders raced to Route 6, and Boston MedFlight was requested to transport the injured party, officials said.
No other details have been released regarding what happened.
A lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 at a Westfield variety store on Saturday.
The ticket was sold at New Corner Variety Store on Crown Street.
Saturday night’s winning numbers were 7, 34, 40, 42 and 52, and the Powerball number was 15.
In Powerball, players select five numbers between 1 and 69 and one Powerball number between 1 and 26. They then choose how many drawings they want to use those numbers for.
Players that match all five numbers and the Powerball number win the jackpot. They have 1 in 292,201,338 chances of winning this way.
Players that match four numbers and the Powerball number win $50,000. They have 1 in 913,129.18 chances of winning this way.
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Powerball drawings take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. The jackpot stands at $134 million as of Sunday.
Overall, at least 249 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Saturday, including four in Springfield, four in Worcester and 21 in Boston.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
The two largest lottery prizes won so far in 2025 were each worth $15 million. One of the prizes was from a winning “Diamond Deluxe” scratch ticket sold in Holyoke, and the other was from a “300X” scratch ticket sold on Cape Cod.
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